ONAN, Japan - File photo taken Nov. 23, 2018, in Onan town in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, shows an illumination event near the now closed JR Uzui Station, dubbed "the station in the sky" due to its location around 20 meters above ground. (Kyodo)
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Moominvalley Park, Japan's first Moomin-themed amusement park, in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture, throws open its doors to the media, on March 5, 2019, ahead of its public opening on March 16. (Kyodo)
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NARA, Japan - A traditional winter festival is held in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2019, with burning Mt. Wakakusa and fireworks lighting up the sky. The five-storied pagoda of the Kohfukuji, a Buddhist temple, is seen on the bottom. (Kyodo)
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KUMAMOTO, Japan - The main tower of Kumamoto Castle is revealed to the press in the southwestern Japan prefecture on Dec. 27, 2018 following the completion of repair work to its stone wall, heavily damaged by a pair of earthquakes in April 2016. (Kyodo)
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